Embedded Systems Engineer | Firmware Engineer

Role Overview

Employment and Level

• Employment type is full-time.
• The stated level is mid-level.

Engineering Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware for microcontrollers, processors, and intelligent electronic devices.
• Translate product and system requirements into firmware specifications and technical designs.
• Develop low-level firmware and hardware abstraction layers for embedded platforms.
• Program and optimize embedded applications using C, C++, and other suitable languages.
• Develop peripheral drivers for sensors, displays, memory devices, communication modules, and other hardware.
• Integrate firmware with hardware and validate system-level functionality.
• Troubleshoot hardware and firmware integration issues with hardware engineers.
• Implement wired and wireless communication interfaces, including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, and Ethernet where applicable.
• Develop real-time applications using RTOS environments and scheduling and synchronization techniques.
• Configure microcontroller peripherals, timers, interrupts, DMA, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and communication interfaces.
• Debug firmware and isolate faults using JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debugging tools.
• Analyze and optimize performance, memory usage, power consumption, response times, reliability, and resource utilization.

Testing and Delivery

• Develop and execute unit, integration, functional, and system-level firmware tests.
• Create automated test scripts and validation procedures for embedded software.
• Support prototype development, engineering builds, product verification, and production testing.
• Investigate field issues, firmware defects, system failures, and intermittent hardware-software problems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Manage firmware versions, source code, configurations, and release branches using version-control systems.
• Participate in peer code reviews and follow coding and software-development standards.
• Maintain architecture specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and release notes.
• Support firmware deployment, product updates, bootloader processes, and over-the-air updates where applicable.
• Collaborate with QA, manufacturing, product management, hardware, software, and engineering teams.
• Evaluate new embedded platforms, processors, development tools, libraries, and technologies.
• Improve firmware architecture, development methods, testing processes, and product reliability.

Core Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Professional experience in embedded systems, firmware engineering, embedded software, or electronic product development.
• Strong programming experience in C and C++.
• Understanding of microcontroller architecture, embedded memory, interrupts, timers, peripherals, and real-time processing.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M, ARM Cortex-A, or other embedded processor architectures.
• Knowledge of hardware communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, or Ethernet.
• Experience using embedded development environments, compilers, debuggers, and flashing tools.
• Proficiency with Git or another version-control system.
• Understanding of embedded software architecture, modular design, and coding standards.
• Ability to read electronic schematics, datasheets, reference designs, and technical specifications.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and other electronic test equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities.

Additional Qualifications

• Familiarity with automated testing, unit testing, integration testing, and hardware-in-the-loop testing is stated as a qualification.
• Knowledge of embedded Linux, bootloaders, device trees, or Linux device drivers is an advantage.
• Understanding of low-power design, power-management techniques, and resource-constrained systems is a plus.
• Knowledge of secure boot, firmware security, encryption, or embedded cybersecurity is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills are required.
• The role requires independent work and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience in IoT, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, or telecommunications is an advantage.

Technical Environment

• The role involves microcontrollers, RTOS, embedded Linux, IoT, sensors, communication technologies, development boards, test equipment, and engineering platforms.
• Communication interfaces may include I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and wireless protocols.
• Debugging and validation may use JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, compilers, flashing tools, and automated test scripts.

What the Employer Offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits are offered.
• The role provides exposure to advanced embedded products and intelligent electronic systems.
• Professional training is available in firmware architecture, embedded programming, debugging, and system design.
• Employees may access modern development boards, test equipment, software tools, and engineering platforms.
• The position offers participation in the complete product development lifecycle.
• The employer supports technical certifications and continuous professional development.
• Career progression may lead to Senior Firmware Engineer, Embedded Systems Architect, Technical Lead, or Engineering Manager roles.